How come my HP Pavilion will not run on the battery that has an 88% charge?

Q: I have a pavilion dv 8000 xp that won’t run on the 88% charged battery-It dosen’t reconize the battery- Is there a driver missing for this? I tried everything in the power category and nouthing worked.

One Response to “How come my HP Pavilion will not run on the battery that has an 88% charge?”

If your computer is telling you that the battery has an 88% charge and you unplug it and then the computer just shuts down then it means your battery is no more good. Batteries usually last between 2 years to 5 years depending on how you use it.